Clausing 8540 over head support & brace & Draw bar

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I just bought a Clausing 8540 horizontal milling machine and I need to see if anyone has prints for
or can draw up some good sketches for the draw bar, overhead support, and brace to the overhead support to the knee. Or even some real good pictures with a ruler
would be of some good help
 
This old Tony made a video of him making some of the parts you are asking about. Different machine but still.

 
Yea I seen that video it is a good one
I will do something very similar to that
I would like to make it out of Gray Iron
If I can get some large enough
 
I am thinking 4140 on the draw bar
Gray Iron on the Brace if I can find it
 
Most steel suppliers can also supply cast iron of various sizes and alloys.

http://www.indiastudychannel.com/re...ypes-of-Iron-and-its-material-properties.aspx
Grey cast iron and its properties:


Grey cast iron can also be produced from pig iron.
  • Grey Cast Iron is an alloy of Carbon & silicon with iron.

  • Carbon percentage of Grey Cast Iron: 2.5 to 3.8 %

  • Grey cast iron is having Self damping, good antifriction properties and also having lowest melting point. This is the reason why grey cast iron is mostly used in machining bed to reduce and absorb the vibration due to self damping properties.

  • Applications of Grey Cast Iron : Machine tool structure, manhole covers , piston rings, rolling mill. Water pipes.
 
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Most steel suppliers can also supply cast iron of various sizes and alloys.

http://www.indiastudychannel.com/re...ypes-of-Iron-and-its-material-properties.aspx
Grey cast iron and its properties:


Grey cast iron can also be produced from pig iron.
  • Grey Cast Iron is an alloy of Carbon & silicon with iron.

  • OCarbon percentage of Grey Cast Iron: 2.5 to 3.8 %

  • Grey cast iron is having Self damping, good antifriction properties and also having lowest melting point. This is the reason why grey cast iron is mostly used in machining bed to reduce and absorb the vibration due to self damping properties.

  • Applications of Grey Cast Iron : Machine tool structure, manhole covers , piston rings, rolling mill. Water pipes.
I found a supplier to order my cast iron
Grade # 2
I bought my 4140 to make the draw bar out of and the draw bar nuts .
29-30 RC
I went to pick up my cast iron . And they had both
Pieces of my 4140 and a nice 2" thick x 9"
304 Stainless Steel laying there .
Someone took it upon them selves to change my order . Or the just made a big mistake .
I had to order it agin
 
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We need pictures YUPP , as others told me it never happened , lol
Fun to find a good fixer upper . I'm waiting it seems forever , but if they operate on my back I'd be out for a few months.
 
We need pictures YUPP , as others told me it never happened , lol
Fun to find a good fixer upper . I'm waiting it seems forever , but if they operate on my back I'd be out for a few months.
I still can't figure out how to do pictures
I am trying to post some but don't know how
 
We need pictures YUPP , as others told me it never happened , lol
Fun to find a good fixer upper . I'm waiting it seems forever , but if they operate on my back I'd be out for a few months.
Ok Silverbullet I think I got a few pictures loaded
 
This is the Clausing 8540 horizontal mill that I am going to make the draw bar , and Overhead bracket ,
And the Overhead brace .
 
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